the whistler
and now the whistler strange story
from man
the dangers involved in his weekly visits to the small cottage at west
beach were great
all yes steve conant was well aware of that
he was well aware of the fact to that his reputation was at stake
the spotless reputation of steve conant
prominent attorney at law
and he wondered if the girl who stood with him now on the dock and porch of
the cottage
the girl he held in his arms
was worth the risk
you really have to go back to town
you know i do
take care of yourself
sure
steve conant hurried down the path
he looked back once and waved to the girl on the porch
then drove off into the night
an hour later the lights of the city came into view with the highway crossed
the black mountain bridge
and then as he reached the city limits
glancing at the rear view mirror he saw the police car approaching
then it was alongside
and he pulled over to the curb
what's the problem officer i thought i recognize you mister conant
well uh... why i request to find you and ask you to come down to headquarters
mister conant
what's up
it's your brother
he's been picked up in hell without bail
johnny
what's the chart
suspicion of murder
wants to see it
what for he knows i won't do anything he says
you are his alibi
this way mister conant he's in lieutenant hayley's office alright
sergeant sorry you have to come down to headquarters at a time like that i
understand it's quite all right
uh...
killed
home
on
highest
how are you
lieutenant i'm sorry about this mister conant but
johnny it tells me i told him you were with me steve all afternoon at my place
most old man's been killed mister conan
we think johnny did it
i know he's your younger brother but
this is murder
were you with him all afternoon
i haven't seen johnny in a month
well johnny
uh...
where i'm not a lot of fun are you are a little bit you are surprised to help
my little jag
i just told you it was my alibi so you bring them in here and
cute uh...
if you're afraid of it
now how about it stevie come on get me out of the still boxers sorry johnny get
yourself another lawyer
what did you say you heard me
told you a long time ago we were washed up
i don't have anything to do with you and your dirty rackets
shiester
you turned on your own brother half brother johnny
you'd like to see me go up to murder wouldn't you
you wouldn't let the finger out of your head easy tough guy
go on on your way
i can get off this hook without you but i'm not gonna forget this understand
someday i'll do with much
for you
without a word to turn walk from the room
johnny's voices threats still ringing in your ears
lieutenant haley walks along the car at a richer side
has an apologetic word friendly pat on the back to give you a few step out into
the street
he understands doesn't he
they all understand
as steven colman one of the most respected lawyers in the city
you can't afford to have your name linked with anything
on save
you can afford to have any connection with the racketeer
your half brother johnny
the following day you can't move
papers
all
the killing of a rival racketeer
was told
your half brother johnny's arrest
and he's still being held without bail
but that night at your apartment
you have a visitor
overton of haley
come on in on all of our friends the corner there
i just saw them by for a moment there
i want to tell you about johnny
has been released
i thought you'd like to know
oh yes sir
he came up with a very good alibi
a nice
right now
we couldn't hold it
alright
he's still pretty sore mr colman
now uh... if you want to give you a couple of my boys who know that uh...
will be necessary
thanks for the fact
okay
whatever you're saying
a quarter of an hour after the lieutenant is gone you hurry down
stairs to your car
drive across town with small apartment
hearing the bell under the name plate
edna what
then climb a flight of stairs to apartment
to old
alice d
boyfriend around
come on in
here's the rest of the family honey
i a counselor and then a boy and one for you know
the benefit of giving me a couple of the boys
protection
i don't think that that
that was a great act with the down at the corner of the state by you should
have seen it baby
at sheet
uh... they'll never connect us now stevie how could
big shot lawyer like steve here
mixed up with a dirty way
now watch
front for little johnny bigger and better and watch us grow baby
bookmaking numbers slot machines punch board protection
with torment out of the way little johnny takes over
the whole look at the business will be coming over our guests the uh... assured
only we've got to be careful
and speaking of being careful you
you sort of got your signals crossed up yesterday afternoon didn't you steve
you were supposed to be here in town
what we have done up at west beach
how'd you know i was at west
checking up on the non-common one of the boys so you had not worry about it
at business
well kato will be the next time let me know
well i gotta run out for a while and i have a bit of a state
show where you're going to i gotta see a little about the payoff of the
torment out of our i won't be long won't be long
people are poorly at the pain with him
okay john uh... johnny
yeah i've been one that talked to you about blue
can you trust him
sure
up to a point
i don't really trust anybody in this outfit
that is outside
the three of us are the only ones any of us can count on
uh...
but i feel it
uh...
he trusts us
here's your beer counselor
thanks
uh...
you've come from a minute earlier
you've been a perfect
front for the activities of your half brother johnny conant the racketeer
haven't you
yes and so far
no one is suspected that this partnership exists
it's a dangerous partnership isn't it
you should have the thought of what johnny will do to you if he ever finds
out about you and his sweetheart
you know how ruthless johnny can be when something stands in his way
he'll get you
just as he got rid of buzz told in the rival gang boss
with a bullet
in the past several weeks you've tried to think of a way out
away to dissolve this dangerous partnership
but it's no use
and then one night a week after the tollman killing you're in your apartment
uh...
hello
we come over right away
to risk it
at the bottom
you look
can't take any chances
right now he's hiding out
what's happened
about
i'll tell you all
you
i'll show you why johnny
take a look at that
who's he
that little gender the doorway across the street one of common
waiting for me to lead into johnny's high
another tough time getting the johnny was sitting the rest of the board around
johnny's out there alone
getting into the big time of the little jitter
he won't even trust his own boys
where the only ones who know where he is
and one hundred forever
he figured to let the tollman boy
cool off
that he'll make them enough
he's pretty sure that they
and i'm sure they will too
some of those boys have short memories when the door looks
i've been thinking
i made it easy for that
trigger man out there to find
what do you think
i didn't follow me up to johnny's high now it's not you want johnny out of the
way don't you
i'm like that
why should you split haves with anybody when you can run the whole set up
yourself
but we'll never have to be afraid
johnny
headed into johnny gets it
next thing you know copters forming all over the department seventy six
they'll find the book
and the deal
payoffs and i was a little black book names addresses everything there
i'll get it
that book
the only thing that links me with johnny
the only proof i said i'd get
in the name
fixin'
and then as you know the solution has been
the way out you've been looking for
it will cost johnny is like
but you will have
and that's more important than anything
even more important
without knowing if he's solved another one of your problems hasn't she's being
something else that's been on your mind
along time
that evening before you leave her apartment you made up your mind
yes don't want to do it
do i
finger on
you put
you congratulate yourself as you leave the apartment don't you see
it's going to be so simple
a killer's bullet will dissolve your partnership with johnny
and with his book in your hand
the only link connecting you with the rack
i think you'll find a way to be free of at my pool
you know she'll go to the police and tell them of your connection with johnny
but without the book
you'll have no proof
bailout
following day you wait anxiously for some word from it
but nothing come
and then early that evening
uh... you know i want to see you right away
something
wrong johnny but you know i had to talk about it for sure but i
dot
about it
and here
hello
well what's trouble johnny
sat down
it's the guy said that for the form of our is falling apart
see something went wrong
the cops have a downtown and i put the screws on my don't know how long is going
on about it
that day
so we got to think
you're the brains you think
come on come on will give me time we have got time
that guys walks the cops will be all over town looking for me
i got a gun i got a no no
we stay here or do i run
the phone dot all baby out there
every city
he picked it up right back
but he was under
here
top-water
but even a time
what about the little man of the itching finger team and you can't make all of
you
right across
okay we won't take any chances
i'll tell johnny to run for it many steps out he broke
the book and
faith
what are we going to do
ready with some advice
you were run
i
uh... what's so funny every last few relax it
that was said that
he just got word that cops let my alibi go
the guy who i'll abide me didn't
uh... that's that's good
good yeah so we can all relax and little johnny stays right here and they get a
bottle of beer for the council
given that now we're running along we just got a
big day
i think i'll run along to johnny
later
dot
okay everybody's grammar
okay
she
showers on
and look
be careful
don't
i'll be careful
uh...
seem across the street
that our boy with the chicken
notice he's got a good deal about the front and side and the department
not going to do us any good
long johnny stays inside
yes
but book
it's in a safe place
don't worry i want it
you'll get it
what's the idea
the idea is
that must have been thinking it out
maybe i'll hold on to it for a while
what for
girl can't be too carefully
once you've got your hands on that book
you walked out
well that's
if
i think
night
very
uh... but what
just doesn't seem
not like it used to be
a woman has a way of noticing
and lately
i've been i look at me you're all wrong maybe i am
maybe you can convince
that's what you see
he suspects doesn't she
that you're only concerned i was getting a little black book
once it's in your hands you'll be free of any connection with johnny in the
racket
and you'll hope of it in the tool
you realize you're going to have to proceed cautiously
do your best to convince her she's wrong
and later that evening in her apartment
but it'll work steve i know it will show up at why me yet you'll have to be the
one to call johnny's
you're on like a frighten rabbit
okay but i have to drive by the apartment make sure that
trigger man is still there he'll be
you don't have to rush away right now
another dream
anything you say
well
yeah
and he's still there
waiting for johnny
now all you have to do is phone
well i'm gonna find one of this time of the morning there's an all-night drug
store around the corner
i'll drive on out to west beach tonight steve
you'll come down in the morning
sure
give you enough time to think it over
that i'm on the level
still worrying about the little black book
i'll think it out
there's a drug store
jerry get back home okay i'll grab a cab up in the air
uh...
sure sure i know it's three o'clock in the morning but i had to phone you i
couldn't wait
what's up
that alibi of your job
let him go to the next show
and it's not a word smoke screen i just found out he did talk a lot of long
what yeah
right now the cover of the mist on wide open looking for you
you better get out and fast
okay
but get over to my place
my car is parked in front
the keys will be in it
when you get out of town but i leave it and switch to something else
i won't forget this
that's all right
glad to do it
well
you leave the drug store hurry down the street for johnny's apartment
and arrived just in time to see johnny step out the front door
and turn into the alley
benefit your slips out of the shadows
crosses the street
and parts of the alley after johnny
it's done with the
your certain johnny is dead
shot down in the dark alley by a rival gun
now there's only edna to worry about
and a little black book containing the complete record of your activities
at the front for johnny's rack
it's the only link between you and johnny in the rack
and once it's destroyed
you'll be free
and getting the black book from edna isn't going to be a difficult
you're thinking about that as you return to your apartment fix yourself a drink
and then
hello
johnny
and then
let me in
then you know what happened
he messed me up
pretty hard
one of tomans torpedoes
waiting for me in the alley
but i got him to
let me sit down
sure but i
thanks
thanks for the offer
car
i had to tip you we've been double cross
the cross she did it
she picked up a good man
and the black book
she must have taken it
she's going to take over with some of the guy
you should know you're wrong johnny at no low-key no
she's been meeting some guy out at west beach
said found out
she probably got away to a nap
waiting
but that kind of i never thought of it before
you've been going to west beach a lot are you crazy i've always been in the
level of you
uh...
you're a good guy
who that is
who's that
i'd change my mind about
had no
you
book
that sort of
everything doesn't
donnie
white
nice
and
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